Activ Financial
CJC Taps Sym, Porter for US Expansion
The pair will contribute to UK-based CJC expanding its business development activities in the US
Activ, Big XYT Unveil Online Tick Data Store
The platform will open Activ up to new users and use cases, by enabling easier access to datasets via multiple delivery mechanisms.
Data Consultancy CJC Preps US Expansion
Leading the UK-based consultancy's US charge is Trista Burke, who joins CJC after stints at FIS and Activ Financial.
RSJ Algo Trading Taps Activ for Managed Tick Data
The firm will use the new Activ-Big Xyt joint offering to test trading models before entering new markets and asset classes.
Activ Plans to Leverage Prime Analytics to Help Fill Gaps in Data Coverage
Demand from Prime Analytics' global client base for niche regional markets will give Activ the impetus to pursue exchange data that would otherwise be uneconomical to carry.
Update: OPRA Message Change Prompts Bandwidth Increases
The expanded header message increases OPRA message sizes by 30 percent overall, participants say.
Activ Adds MT Newswires Content as Affordable Alternative News Source
The addition of MT Newswires' news will appeal to Activ clients seeking an alternative news source to accompany Activ's data.
2015 Year in Review: Users Eye Pricing, Analytics—Old and New
Firms focused their attention on accuracy and interpretation—rather than speed—of data.
Activ Joins IPC Sytems' Financial Markets Network
IPC is focusing on growing its coverage of market data providers
Activ Adds Nasdaq Basic Feed to ActivFeed
The data will give Activ clients an alternative to official US consolidated tape feeds.
WD Latimer Bows CFSI-Activ-MDX Combo Pricing, Order Automation Platform
Initially intended to meet the market-making requirements of Aequitas, the move automates traders' quoting processes.
Gow to Grow Activ US Client Base
Vendor vet Gow will drive Activ's sales efforts in its home market.
Activ Taps Ex-QuantHouse Tech Exec Le Bihanas for Tech Sales
Former S&P, QuantHouse staffer will support the technical aspects of Activ's sales process.
Activ Adds Aequitas Feed Support
Officials say the vendor will support "the full range of market data features" from the new exchange.
Lime Squeezes More from Activ
Expanded deal adds global exchange data content to Lime's Strategy Studio.
Opening Cross: Raising the ‘Standard’ in Terms of Cooperation
So, the industry may soon have a new standard protocol for market data distribution: and not simply a de facto standard co-opted based on existing uptake, but one specifically designed for market data needs that albeit incorporates the speed and…
Canadian Advisory Firm CFSI Signs MDA, Quartet to Vendor Partner Ecosystem
Canadian business development advisory firm Collaborative Financial Services Inc. (CFSI) has signed deals to represent two Toronto-based companies──startup market structure and transaction cost analysis provider Market Data Authority and managed IT…
Activ Adds Victor Volatilities for Real-Time Risk Analytics
Market data and ticker plant vendor Activ Financial is planning to distribute real-time volatilities on US options from Englewood, New Jersey-based analytics provider Victor Technologies over its market data aggregation and distribution platform, as an…
Activ Adds EU Alternative Venues to ActivFeed
Market data and ticker plant provider Activ Financial has added new content from four European alternative trading venues to its ActivFeed low-latency consolidated datafeed, in response to customer demand and to provide traders with complete coverage of…
Activ Names Collins Global Sales Head
Market data provider Activ Financial has promoted Ben Collins to global head of sales in London, where he continues to report to Frank Piasecki, president of Activ in New York.
Activ Preps PoP in TMX Co-Lo
Market data and ticker plant provider Activ Financial is building a point of presence (PoP) in Canadian exchange group TMX Group's co-location facility in Toronto, to provide traders subscribing to Activ's Canadian data services with low-latency access…
Under Attack: Is Real-Time Data Safe from Hackers?
With recent data breaches such as US retailer Target falling victim to point-of-sale customer data theft and AOL email passwords being compromised grabbing the headlines, it's easy to understand why consumers are paranoid about data privacy. With the…
Navigating Data Transparency
Data managers should confront the question of how to use new technologies and methods to make data transparent even under proprietary processes and climates
UPDATE: Canadian Data Vets Found CFSI Advisory, Development Firm; Win Activ Canadian Distribution Deal
Toronto-based startup Collaborative Financial Services Inc, a provider of services that include business development consulting for companies seeking to enter the Canadian market, and an ecosystem of integrated partner products and development…